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The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday said that victims of Hurricane Ida, including all Louisiana residents, have until Jan. 3, 2022 to file individual and business tax returns and make payments due after Aug. 26.

A number of consumers, companies, celebrities and even business leaders have announced plans to donate to a variety of organizations focused on helping the Gulf Coast region, which was pummeled by one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever hit the U.S. mainland.

Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting prospect of weeks without electricity in the oppressive, late-summer heat.

Total damage and economic loss from Hurricane Ida will fall between $70 billion and $80 billion, Accuweather’s Dr. Joel N. Myers said Monday.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the Biden administration is monitoring potential fuel shortages in the states most impacted by Hurricane Ida, saying it was open to issuing a Jones Act waiver that would lift certain fuel restrictions.

Over 1,043,000 Louisiana residents remain in the dark and nearly 115,000 in Mississippi as of 1 p.m. EST Monday, according to Poweroutage.us, which tracks outages nationwide.

The company's continuously updated map was created to help customers "plan for the storm and possible effects."

Hurricane Ida could create a ‘nightmare’ scenario as analysts keep a nervous eye on national gas prices, according to a market analyst.

The administrative office of 911 for Louisiana on Sunday reported a temporary 911 outage hours before Hurricane Ida reached landfall.

As Hurricane Ida approaches Louisiana, all flights to and from New Orleans have been canceled.

The top environmental oversight agency in the U.S. activated its hurricane response team Saturday and is monitoring all offshore oil and gas operations as the Gulf States prepare for Hurricane Ida.

Known as a pristine tourist destination, Lake Tahoe is almost unrecognizable under the heavy, grey shroud of wildfire smoke.

With Tropical Storm Elsa expected to hit Florida on Wednesday morning, here are some tips for how to handle the high waters and possible flooding.

It's a story told increasingly frequently over the last couple of years: California homeowners are left scrambling after being dropped by their longtime insurance carriers.

Farmers continue to suffer as extreme heat and dry weather hurt crop output.

Tropical Storm Henri has forced the cancellation of around 850 flights departing from and arriving at airports in the Northeast, as it made landfall in Rhode Island Sunday.

Tropical Storm Henri is disrupting life in some of the wealthiest vacation hotspots in America, as it prepares to make landfall in Long Island or southern New England.

More than 14,000 Floridians were left without power overnight after now Tropical Depression Fred made landfall.

As temperatures recently reached triple digits, farmer Joe Del Bosque inspected the almonds in his parched orchard in California’s agriculture-rich San Joaquin Valley, where a deepening drought threatens one of the state's most profitable crops.

As the COVID-19 pandemic raged over the last year, California's almond industry has thrived.